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Damn, I had to quickly write a program to do that, if only I had known!  
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I must be old! I read that fairly quickly. Years spent eyeball reading punched paper tape. ASCII brain still works; I think I've lost baudot.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Either use Math.Round, or convert the value to a decimal type before performing math, and then back to a double after performing math.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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lol
initially I was wondering what was your point.. but I realise now it's subtle sarcasm, got me, hahah!
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".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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First of all, the code is super insecure.
This code allows anyone to hit a URL on my web site and create a user directory and one html file (which I fill in with their user name).
** EDIT **
I've implemented SSL on the site (as of 2018-04-25) so you can use the HTTPS version to try it if you like:
https://newlibre.com[^]
** END EDIT **
Usage
I've posted this at my web site : NewLibre.com[^]
To try it out you just hit : http://newlibre.com/api/values/<username> where <username> is a string representing the user name you'd like to create. It cannot include characters that don't work in a directory (because it creates a directory based upon your user name).
Sample
Here's a sample you can try : http://newlibre.com/api/values/superstar
If someone gets there before you, it simply notices that the directory and file is already created and redirects you there.
What Happens
When you navigate to the URL (get) the system:
1. creates a directory under my web site named after your username
2. generates a default html file with your user name in it
3. redirects you to the newly created page and loads it.
I'm Being Absurd
Isn't this absurd!?! I'm letting you navigate to a URL and generate a new folder and html page on my web server.
I know this opens me up for everyone create a new folder and just being mean-spirited but this is a prototype and I'm amazed at how simple the code is.
Also, they are created in a subdir and I will just delete the subdir.
I hope you find this interesting (and Weird & Wonderful).
This Is all The code it takes to do that
[HttpGet("{userName}")]
public HttpResponse Get(string userName)
{
var currentDir = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
DirectoryInfo di = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(currentDir,@"wwwroot\allUsers\",userName));
string allHtml = $"<!doctype html><html><head><title>newlibre\\{userName}</title></head><body>newlibre\\{userName}</body></html>";
string htmlFileName = Path.Combine(di.FullName, $"{userName}.htm");
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(htmlFileName))
{
System.IO.File.AppendAllText(htmlFileName, allHtml);
}
var newUrl = "http://" + HttpContext.Request.Host + "/allUsers/" + userName + "/" + $"{userName}.htm";
Response.Redirect(newUrl);
return Response;
}
EDIT
I've altered the default page which is generated when you enter your userName, so it now looks like :
https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXxXB.png^
The new template that is created loads the daily dilbert strip!!
I hope you find that quite cool.
Also, if you type a dilbert.com daily strip link and click the button it will get that one and display it on your page (ie link will be like http://dilbert.com/2018-04-01)
New Content Each Day
Also, when you visit your page each day the newest dilbert will be displayed.
Although depending upon browser, it may take a manual refresh.
EDIT 2 - New Feature
I've now made it possible to generate your new (sub) web site based upon your user name by :
1) entering your user name in the text box
2) pressing the [Create UserName] button.
I simply added it at the top of the default page (which is ugly)
https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrgDW.png[^]
So now you can just go to the main web site (NewLibre.com[^]) and try it out.
I Know
This is getting ridiculous and needs to be an article. This is the prototype to something much larger.
EDIT 3 - More features
I now add a little message that the home page is created for the new user.
It looks like :
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ivwr1.png[^]
I'll stop now.
I'm far enough with the prototype that it shows me what I can do.
More to come with a real article soon (hopefully).
modified 25-Apr-18 13:46pm.
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You might want to check for invalid file name characters in the username. At the moment, I suspect it might be possible to use some version of "..\" to put files in a parent folder.
I've tried a couple of versions which don't seem to have worked. But if you see a "test" folder and "test.htm" file in your "wwwroot" folder, then it's trivial to hack.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I looked and I don't see any new ones, but I will definitely implement some checks against that.
Thanks for mentioning it.
I was able to create one with spaces in it like:
http://newlibre.com/api/values/this is a good test
Wow.
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It works ! but I would like a funny picture in the created website 
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I've implemented your idea. A funny pic...ala the daily dilbert.com
your page will now look like:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/rXxXB.png^
The new template that is created loads the daily dilbert strip!!
I hope you find that quite cool.
Also, if you type a dilbert.com daily strip link and click the button it will get that one and display it on your page (ie link will be like http://dilbert.com/2018-04-01)
I've deleted the old user directories so try creating yours again and you will see this.
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That was cool you tried it. Thanks.
It's just some funny code I've been thinking of for a long while and the dotnet core stuff really does make this easier. Along with Visual Studio and the built-in deployment and my web host (smarterasp.net) it's pretty amazing.
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I have not yet done much with .NET Core, but it has my attention.
Recently I found out how to build (publish) and version .NET Core projects in a simple way on our builder as my colleagues had made some projects, took me some time to figure that out
If you are interested, there's a tip about the versioning trick ...
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RickZeeland wrote: there's a tip about the versioning trick
I took a look at that. That's an interesting idea. Thanks for writing it up.
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Hey, I deleted your folder/web again so you can try it again.
Now it:
creates the user's page named as index.htm so the user will have a shorter URL to get to for their web page (http://newlibre.com/allUsers/RickZeeland) will work when you create it again.
Also, you can try creating it using the text box and button on the main page (newlibre.com[^].
If you get a chance. Thanks.
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RickZeeland wrote: Nice landing page,
Thanks and thanks for trying it out again.
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Here's a tulip for you which I photographed today: OneDrive - Tulips.[^]
You have my permission to publish it on your website
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englebart wrote: myspace.com v2?
Maybe even v2.5 or v3.0.
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While interesting, it just occurred to me:
var newUrl = "http://" +
Creating sub-webs for users won't work if you use https unless you use a wildcard cert, and I think (as an example) LetsEncrypt only supports 100 subdomains? Still it would be possible to create the cert on the fly using LetEncrypt. Hmmm...interesting...might be an interesting but off the beaten path article. Just up my alley!
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Yeah since I implemented httpS I changed the code a lot but didn't repost because it was getting so long. The sun page is httpS also but the retrieval of the Dilbert comic is via http so browsers do complain for that reason. Can't be helped though because Dilbert site has no httpS alternative.
FYI that URL is built up using location.protocol and other JavaScript to build it properly now whether user in http or https.
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From a GitHub hosted piece of OSS ...
string key = @"
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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and people think online banking is safe because "they say so."
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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